Chapter 726 Intermission Period, Accumulation Period
The heavy rain in Bingzhou stopped for a while at the end of June and early July. By mid-July, it started raining again, and it was not until the end of July that the clouds gradually subsided. The rain dispersed.
The rainfall center has moved to Taiyuan and Shangdang areas, and even parts of Hebei at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.
Shao Xun came to the mountains east of Jinyang City and weeded the farmland he claimed.
Farming depends entirely on how you farm.
When there was little land per capita, such as in the Qing Dynasty in later generations, a family could not cultivate a few acres of land without intensive farming, otherwise it would not be enough to eat, and they would take the path of high output value per acre.
But in an era when the land was vast and sparsely populated, for example, in the early years of the Republic of China, one ding was theoretically granted 70 acres of land, or in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, one family was granted 100 acres of land - if the quality was poor The fields, such as lightly saline-alkali land, will be given 200 acres.
Can a family cultivate one or two hundred acres of land? Can.
Divide it in half, leave half fallow and half cultivated, just plant extensively and harvest little.
If you mess around with field management, it doesn’t matter if the seed-to-harvest ratio is low. There is a lot of land.
Moreover, with more fields, you can also plant mulberry trees in the fields, or plant pasture for grazing. There are many choices.
This is not a path to high yield per mu, but high per capita output value.
Shao Xun grows black beans.
Farming tools and livestock were scarce, so they just cut the ground with a knife, dug a hole and sprinkled some seeds - the seeds were not carefully selected.
More than half a month has passed, and the bean sprouts have grown quite tall, green and crystal clear, which is really gratifying.
The only drawback is that the weeds are probably more lush and compete with the bean sprouts for nutrients, so he came to hoe the ground today.
"Huh?" Shao Xun looked at the bean field and wondered: "We hoeed three acres the day before yesterday and two acres yesterday. There should be five acres left to be hoeed. How come there are only two acres left?"
Pro-Military Supervisor Yang Qin smiled awkwardly and said, "Team leader Tong Qianjin hoeed the wrong ground and hoeed the weeds in Minggong's field."
Shao Xun shook his head and laughed, Without further ado, pick up the hoe and start hoeing.
Yang Qin left for a moment, set up the sentry post, then took off his Mingguang armor, picked up the hoe, and went to the other side to hoe the ground.
The two worked together and soon finished hoeing two acres of land.
Shao Xun looked up at the scorching sun above his head, wiped his sweat, came to the stream, took off his shoes and socks, washed his feet, and cooled off.
There are white clouds in the distance and the sky is blue. Above the mountain peaks, the clouds are steaming.
The gurgling stream nearby is refreshing and refreshing - if you ignore the pair of stinky feet you just put in.
Cicadas are chirping on the trees, and the river slopes are covered with green vegetables, melons and fruits.
On the riverbank where the floodwaters receded, grass grew at an astonishing speed.
Dirty cows and sheep roamed the grass and feasted.
From time to time, the shepherd would carry a wooden bucket and squeeze out buckets of white cow and goat milk.
The victims who were waiting for food looked at the cow and goat milk eagerly, hoping to drink some to quench the hunger in their bellies.
This is Bingzhou after the war and disaster.
There is peace and tranquility, hardship and hardship, and even bloody cruelty -
"Ming Gong." Zhang Bin got off the horse and walked over quickly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Meng Sun." Shao Xun rested his hands on the ground and lay down. His feet were still moving back and forth in the stream, making big splashes of water, which was very comfortable.
"Ming Gong feels so at ease." Zhang Bin also sat on the grass and said with a smile: "General Liu, a member of the foreign army, has renovated the sheep intestines warehouse."
The sheep intestines warehouse In the mountains eighty or ninety miles northwest of Jinyang.
"In the eleventh year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty (196 BC), Jin Qiang was granted the title of a vassal state, and later he established a farming camp and accumulated millet there, which was called Yangchangcang."
Later dynasties Lineage. It was gradually abandoned after the Three Kingdoms War, and it was not until the Northern Wei Dynasty that a warehouse was established here again.
Liu Ling led people to renovate the sheep intestine warehouse, of course, in order to accumulate military rations to facilitate the western expedition.
Yes, Shao Xun has decided that when he attacks Pingyang again, he will advance in three directions, attack Lengquanshui all the way, go through Queshu Valley, go westward to attack Xiurong City, then turn south, and continue the attack all the way. Zhiguan, strive to break through to Hedong, and threaten Pingyang from behind.
He himself marched westward from Jinyang to supervise the attack on Xiurong. Therefore, the sheep intestine warehouse is still very critical. It must be filled with at least 500,000 dendrobium of military rations.
"We have been defeated all the way to Wuguan." Zhang Bin continued to report.
Hundreds of miles of Wuguan Road, the transportation of supplies is more difficult than that of Taihang Baxing.
It would be fine if there is no obstruction on the other side. Since there is Lantian Pass, it is still difficult to break through, and failure is inevitable.
"If you lose, you lose, it doesn't matter." Shao Xun said.
Six lines of troops were sent out, Wuguan was defeated all the way, and Zhiguan all the way was actually defeated.
The Forbidden Army can only say that it was a draw. They conquered Xiashi Fort, but suffered heavy casualties. After a period of rest, they are currently preparing troops, horses, and equipment to attack Hanlianchi County.
The real victory was actually achieved by the three groups from the north, who advanced all the way until they captured Jinyang.
In the second phase of the battle, there will be at most four routes of troops, namely Guanjuejin, Luliangshan, Wangwushan, and Xiaoshan.
"There is another turmoil in Qingzhou." Zhang Bin said again: "The five thousand soldiers left by General Liu in Guanggu are also in commotion."
"After this battle is over, I will "Jibei and Leling have set up government troops." Shao Xun said: "These two counties have been at odds for many years, and the population is sparse, especially in Jibei. It is a good time to allocate land and soldiers to Qingzhou. It should be no big deal. Huaiyin Zuti." There is no time to send troops northward now.”
Zhang Bin nodded, took out another military report, and said: "Qinzhou may be in danger. Chen An is becoming increasingly domineering and the King of Nanyang cannot control it. It is rumored that he may surrender to Liu Can."
"Where did the news come from?" Shao Xun asked.
"The Xiongnu Military Academy was captured at Lantian Pass and tortured." Zhang Bin replied: "There is sufficient rain in Guanzhong this year, and the grain harvest is good, especially in Fufeng, Anding, Xinping, Shiping, and Bei in the west. The six counties of Di and Lueyang can be called great. Liu Can has abundant resources and may continue to attack Tianshui, but Chen An will surrender. "Liu Cong is in such a critical situation, and Liu Can still wants to expand his territory. It's really bad." Be filial to your son." Shao Xun laughed and said, "It's beyond your reach. Don't be distracted by things in the west. The main thing is the war in Hedong and Pingyang counties."
Facts. It proved that sending troops from Nanyang would not pose much threat to Guanzhong.
Having walked hundreds of miles of rugged mountain roads, are people really afraid of you?
Lantian Pass is blocked and the road is cut off, so we must attack by force. The opposite side only needs to send thousands of people who dare to fight to defend it. Behind it is the Guanzhong Plain, with sufficient supplies, and the advantage is too great.
Shao Xun no longer intends to kill anyone in this direction.
Naturally, King Nanyang didn't care about it, so he asked for more blessings.
"What else?" Shao Xun asked again.
"No more." General Zhang Bin put the report into the wooden box and said: "Liu Cong attacked from the north of Wuling Road again, entering the eldest son, trying to cut off the north and south post roads of Shangdang. General Hou Junhou has repulsed him, and this meeting may have been We are surrounding Changzi County."
"The trees are quiet but the wind is not stopping. I don't want to fight, Liu Cong is still harassing me." Shao Xun snorted and said, "Let him go. Sun, come fish with me and drink fish soup tonight.”
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A new batch of cattle and sheep arrived outside the Yangchang Barn.
Liu Ling squatted on the mountain slope, looked sideways, and said, "So thin?"
The name of the person who brought the sheep was Xia Houcheng, with the courtesy name Xiaochong, and he was born in the Xiahou family of Qiao Kingdom.
The grandmother is the Yang family, the daughter of Tai Yangyangdan (wife Xin Xianying), the aunt Xiahou Guangji is the biological mother of King Langya, and the other aunt is the wife of King Langya Zheng - that is to say, Xiahou Cheng, Sima Rui and the current Lujiang prefect Wang Zhen was a cousin.
"I have traveled a long distance and am naturally skinny." Xia Houcheng didn't care at all about Liu Ling's attitude. He bowed and said, "May I ask if the foreign soldiers belong to General Liu?"
" I don't have a general number." Liu Ling said firmly.
Of course you can’t be called a general without a general title, but people are so sophisticated. Just like modern people like to call "a certain general" indiscriminately, they also like to call middle-level and above military officers "general", regardless of whether they have it or not. General number.
"Liang Gong personally promised yesterday that the official status of foreign soldiers is too low, so he asked me to be a foreign soldier." Liu Ling stood up and said, "Are you from the Xiahou family? Do you have an official position?"
"White body." Xia Houcheng replied while holding back his laughter.
Liu Ling suddenly became energetic, coughed, and said: "Which family sent this sheep? The Yang family, or the Wang family?"
Xia Houcheng couldn't help but look more. He glanced.
I have always heard that Liu Ling is very brave, but I didn't expect that he was a little clever. He knew that the Xiahou family was facing the temptation of the Langya Wang family and the Taiyang family.
Xiahou Cheng smiled and said nothing. Of course he came on behalf of the Taiyang clan.
In fact, he first went to Yecheng to meet with Queen Sheep, and then took her guards and herdsmen, driving hundreds of thousands of livestock from Jingxing into Bingzhou and then to Jinyang.
Along the way, we walked and stopped, stopping many times to graze. The ones finally delivered to Jinyang were still so thin - but fortunately, this "grain" has its own legs, and the carriage cannot pass it. They can also pass through narrow mountain roads, the speed is very fast, and there is not much loss along the way.
I have been grazing here in Jinyang for a few months, and I have almost recovered.
“I’m asking you something.” Liu Ling shouted, somewhat dissatisfied.
Xia Houcheng shook his head and laughed, and said: "I came here on the order of Duke Liang."
"A cunning person." Liu Ling snorted coldly and ignored him.
Xiahou Cheng was so happy that he climbed to a high slope and overlooked the west.
In the mountain post road, there is actually a troop of troops advancing westward.
"We are about to go on an expedition now?" Xia Houcheng pointed to the bumpy road in the mountains and said, "We are going to march before the repairs are completed?"
Liu Ling looked at him with a smile, Don't speak.
Xia Houcheng secretly smiled and said: "General Liu, when I left Bianliang, I brought several jars of Bianliang spring."
"Hey, that's right!" Liu Ling was overjoyed. , ran over directly and said: "It's okay to tell you. These are my soldiers, a total of three thousand people. They march west to the old city of Loufan and set up fences to block the Xiongnu so that the road can be built later."
Loufan is the name of an ancient country. It is a branch of Beidi. In its heyday, it developed near Taiyuan. It grazed cattle in the mountains northwest of Jinyang and was good at riding and shooting. Later, he was defeated by King Wuling of Zhao, and he recruited his people and became an important part of the Zhao army's cavalry.
In the Tang Dynasty, three pastures were set up nearby, so it has the reputation of "Loufan's horse is the best in the world". By the Kaiyuan period, Loufanjianmu City was built, which became the main source of troops and horses for the Hedong Jiedushi shogunate.
There have been very few Han people in the area since ancient times because the land is not suitable for farming. However, the rolling mountains are excellent pastures and are always loved by the Hu people.
Today there is still the old city wall of Loufan City, but I don’t know which dynasty it was built.
Liu Ling was ordered to send three thousand soldiers to the west for hundreds of miles, not only as a forward base, but also to protect the rear from the Huns' light cavalry.
For example, the cattle and sheep brought by Xia Houcheng were grazing in nearby river valleys, basins, and hillsides.
All kinds of miscellaneous animals that have traveled hundreds of miles are like starving ghosts. They scream happily and pounce on the fresh and juicy grass by the river, munching on it.
After raising them for more than a month, they will become the food for the Western Expedition Army - at least a large part of the supply source.
Of course, this is the vision of the time traveler.
Later, the Tang army and the Tubo fought fiercely in Guanxi. The Tubo people grazed in Qinghai in the summer. In the autumn, the strong men took the lead, with iron cavalry, and the old and weak women and children drove cattle and sheep to follow. They arrived in Jingyuan (Guyuan and Pingliang areas).
After the battle was won, we rushed towards Chang'an.
If you lose the fight, run away immediately. If you can't run away, I'll leave your wife, children, cattle and sheep to you, do you want me?
This is also the main reason why there were so many Tubo people in this area at the end of the Tang Dynasty - most of them were descendants of captured old, weak, women and children.
The people of Jin did not know this method of logistical supply, or were disdainful to learn it. They still followed the routine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and pushed large carts and small carts all the way to the Western Regions and deserts. The price was too high.
For Liang Gong to do this, in the eyes of many people, he is really becoming more and more "nonsense".
(End of this chapter)